Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2024-06-26
Time: 16:05:25
Production Date and Time: 2024-06-26 16:06:05 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-16 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 152
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadM1-M6C14_G16_s20241781605252_e20241781605309_c20241781605364.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadM1-M6C14_G16_s20241781604252_e20241781604309_c20241781604374.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: 1
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) VA
Country/Countries USA
County/Locality(s) Charlottesville city, VA
NWS WFO Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2024-06-26 16:05:30UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 38.040°, -78.490°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Charlottesville city (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power27.49 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventLikely an Urban Source
Event Priority Ranking5
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)315.12 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)6.08 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)6.58 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)13.74 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)23.02 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.18 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)7.30 K
Similar Pixel Count24
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.20 K
Image Interval1.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.41
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.85
Maximum Radiative Power27.49 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 44.40°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 21.10°
Mean Glint Angle60.60°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.10 km2
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